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Michel Dubost headed François Ducharne's design school in
Paris during the 1920s. This spectacular velvet may have been styled
by Dubost after a Turkish velvet pattern, which he updated with
brilliant modernist purple. The design was a favorite of Ducharne,
who gave a piece of it in gold and orange to the Museum of Historic
Textiles in Lyon in 1922.
Attributed to Michel Dubost
French, fl. 1920-30
F. Ducharne Silk Co., Inc.
French, Lyon and New York Length, 1921
Silk and metallic thread;
voided velvet Gift of
